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what fallacy is thisI washed my car this morning. I rained this afternoon. It rained this afternoon because I washed my car this morning. |
| asked on Friday, May 01, 2020 12:44:56 PM by | |
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The one common fallacy that is missing from my book! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc (added in 2020 edition) |
| answered on Friday, May 01, 2020 12:51:44 PM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc |
| answered on Friday, May 01, 2020 01:15:14 PM by Predrag | |
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I'm not sure what it's known as here but Post hoc ergo propter hoc says that "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." The post hoc fallacy is a bit less of a mouthful. |
| answered on Friday, May 01, 2020 12:57:34 PM by Bryan | |
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You too? Anyone claiming post hoc never washed his car. The other thing that happens is bird poop. |
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